Diana Baker Smith with Ella Sutherland
The One Hour Concert: Tasks yet to be composed for the occasion
2021
Screenprint on Fabriano Rosaspina paper
70 x 50cm

The One Hour Concert: Tasks yet to be composed for the occasion is part of series of works exploring the archive of the Australian artist, choreographer and dancer, Philippa Cullen (1950-75).

This limited edition poster, made in collaboration with artist and designer Ella Sutherland, is a gesture towards a performance that was never realised in Cullen’s lifetime. While this screenprint is new, the simple typeface, graphic shapes and vibrant colours reference posters made to advertise Cullen’s performances in the 1970s. In the speculative act of bringing the past into the present, Baker Smith embraces and tests the generative capacities of Cullen’s archive.

First exhibited as part of ‘Tasks yet to be composed for the occasion,’ curated by Bree Richards, 2021. Installation view, Ideas Platform, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley.